CN102950902A - Ink box, ink box group, ink jet recording device, ink box mounting machine detection module and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an ink box, an ink box group, an ink jet recording device, an ink box mounting machine detection module and a method. The module comprises a light transmitter used for providing a light source and a controller comprising a receiving unit used for receiving a plurality of ink box mounting machine detection instructions transmitted by the ink jet recording device through a bus, wherein each ink box mounting machine detection instruction comprises a luminous control instruction and ink box identification information; the ink box identification information corresponds to an ink box which is required to respond the luminous control instruction; and the luminous control instruction comprises an opening instruction or a closing instruction, a processing unit used for analyzing the ink box mounting machine detection instructions and a control unit used for opening or closing the light transmitter according to the analysis result of the processing unit. The universality of the ink box is improved, and the ink box mounting machine detection is realized at low cost.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to inkjet technology, relate in particular to a kind of print cartridge, print cartridge group, ink-jet recording apparatus, print cartridge installation detection module and method.
Background technology
Ink-jet printer manufacturer tends at ink-jet printer the installation trace routine is set, namely in the initialization procedure of ink-jet printer, need to be to the print cartridge detection of installing, and determining that ink-jet printer is installed in correct position, thereby avoid printing deviation.
The print cartridge installation of prior art ink-jet printer detects principle as shown in figure 14, at first four print cartridges are installed in respectively on four print cartridge installation sites of ink-jet printer, wherein, print cartridge Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 respectively corresponding correct installation site be X1, X2, X3, X4.Each print cartridge is provided with and is provided with a LED lamp on ink box chip and the ink box chip, is provided with an optical receiver on the ink-jet printer.When the control circuit of ink-jet printer determines that each position all is equipped with print cartridge, one by one print cartridge is moved to the position relative with optical receiver, send the instruction of lightening LED lamp to it, this instruction comprises that print cartridge ID and LED lamp light indication.All print cartridges all can be received this instruction, but only with the ink box chip of the print cartridge of print cartridge ID coupling response are made in this instruction, and light the LED of setting it on.Optical receiver receives the light that this LED sends, and control circuit is judged the loading condition of this print cartridge according to the light intensity that optical receiver receives; If the light intensity that optical receiver receives surpasses setting threshold, then this print cartridge is by detecting, send the instruction of extinguishing the LED lamp to this print cartridge, and next print cartridge moved on to the position relative with optical receiver, repeat above-mentioned steps to the detection of installing of next print cartridge, until control circuit determines that the " loaded " position of all print cartridges is all correct, the testing process of then installing finishes; Otherwise determine this print cartridge " loaded " position mistake, control circuit sends warning information and finishes the installation testing process.
The inventor finds in putting into practice the process of prior art, and the prior art that above-mentioned print cartridge installation detects may cause the defective of two aspects at least:
On the one hand from the ink-jet printer angle, this ink-jet printer can only adaptive special-purpose print cartridge, all not adaptive for not having mounted LED lamp and can not responding the non-special-purpose print cartridge of instructions such as lighting, limited thus user's print cartridge range of choice, increased user's use cost;
On the other hand from the angle of special-purpose print cartridge, the production cost of special-purpose print cartridge is higher, and because of the effects limit such as the setting of LED lamp, chip self function so that special-purpose print cartridge probably becomes disposable products, special-purpose print cartridge will be dropped after namely being finished, this has not only increased user's use cost, and special-purpose print cartridge abandon the waste that also can cause such as recoverable resources such as LED lamps, also be easy to cause environmental pollution.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of print cartridge, print cartridge group, ink-jet recording apparatus, print cartridge installation detection module and method, be used for improving the versatility of print cartridge, realize that at lower cost the print cartridge installation detects.
First aspect present invention provides a kind of print cartridge installation detection module, comprising:
Optical transmitting set is used for providing light source;
Controller comprises: receiving element is used for receiving a plurality of print cartridge installation detection instructions that ink-jet recording apparatus sends through bus; Arbitrary described print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: light emitting control instruction and print cartridge identification information, and described print cartridge identification information is corresponding with the print cartridge that needs the described light emitting control instruction of response; Described light emitting control instruction comprises: open command or out code; Processing unit is used for resolving described print cartridge installation and detects instruction; Control module is used for the analysis result according to described processing unit, opens or close described optical transmitting set.
Second aspect present invention provides a kind of print cartridge, comprises toner cartridge main body and ink box chip, also comprises above-mentioned print cartridge installation detection module; Described print cartridge is installed, and detection module is detachable to be installed on the described toner cartridge main body; Perhaps, described print cartridge installation detection module and described ink box chip become one, and detachable being installed on the described toner cartridge main body.
Third aspect present invention provides a kind of print cartridge group, comprises print cartridge group main body, and described print cartridge group main body comprises at least two print cartridges, also comprises above-mentioned print cartridge installation detection module; Described print cartridge is installed, and detection module is detachable to be installed on the described print cartridge group main body.
Fourth aspect present invention provides a kind of ink-jet recording apparatus, comprises the ink-jet recording apparatus main body, also comprises above-mentioned print cartridge group, and described print cartridge group is detachable to be installed on the described ink-jet recording apparatus main body.
Fifth aspect present invention provides a kind of print cartridge installation detection method, comprising:
Receive a plurality of print cartridge installation detection instructions that ink-jet recording apparatus sends through bus; Arbitrary described print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: light emitting control instruction and print cartridge identification information, and described print cartridge identification information is corresponding with the print cartridge that needs the described light emitting control instruction of response; Described light emitting control instruction comprises: open command or out code;
Resolve described print cartridge installation and detect instruction;
According to the analysis result of described processing unit, open or close described optical transmitting set.
Print cartridge provided by the invention, the print cartridge group, ink-jet recording apparatus, print cartridge installation detection module and method, when ink-jet recording apparatus initializes, by this print cartridge installation detection module instead of dedicated print cartridge, what the response ink-jet recording apparatus sent detects relevant all or part of instruction with the print cartridge installation, this was so that the present invention had both satisfied the intrinsic print cartridge installation detection demand of ink-jet recording apparatus, so that do not possess the print cartridge that installation detects the dependent instruction responding ability yet, can be adaptive with described ink-jet recording apparatus, therefore improved the versatility of print cartridge, enlarge the range of choice of the adaptive print cartridge of user couple and ink-jet recording apparatus, reduced customer using cost.Because print cartridge installation detection module can be repeated to utilize, and has therefore improved resource utilization, and has reduced cost.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of ink-jet recording apparatus provided by the invention;
Fig. 2 a is the structural representation of print cartridge group main body provided by the invention;
Fig. 2 b is the shell structure schematic diagram of print cartridge group main body provided by the invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of a kind of print cartridge installation detection module provided by the invention;
Fig. 4 is the control circuit interactive mode schematic diagram of a kind of print cartridge group provided by the invention and ink-jet recording apparatus;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of luminous testing process in a kind of print cartridge installation testing process provided by the invention;
Fig. 6 is the topology example that print cartridge installation provided by the invention detects instruction;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of another kind of print cartridge installation detection module provided by the invention;
Fig. 8 is the control circuit interactive mode schematic diagram of another kind of print cartridge group provided by the invention and ink-jet recording apparatus;
Fig. 9 a is the schematic diagram that flow process is replied in installation in the print cartridge installation testing process provided by the invention;
Fig. 9 b is the schematic diagram of luminous testing process in the another kind of print cartridge installation testing process provided by the invention;
Figure 10 is the control circuit interactive mode schematic diagram of another kind of print cartridge group provided by the invention and ink-jet recording apparatus;
Figure 11 is the control circuit interactive mode schematic diagram of another kind of print cartridge group provided by the invention and ink-jet recording apparatus;
Figure 12 is the control circuit interactive mode schematic diagram of another kind of print cartridge group provided by the invention and ink-jet recording apparatus;
Figure 13 is the structural representation of light transmission provided by the invention;
Figure 14 is the flow example of the box-packed machine testing of prior art China and Mexico.
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1: the ink-jet recording apparatus main body; 2: the print cartridge group; 21: print cartridge group main body;
22: print cartridge installation detection module; A-e: print cartridge; A-E: print cartridge housing region;
211: housing; 221: optical transmitting set; 222: controller;
2221: receiving element; 2222: processing unit; 2223: control module;
2224: memory cell; 2225: light transmission; 22251: opening.
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For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Give the embodiment among the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skills obtain under the prerequisite of not making creative work belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
Main thought of the present invention is: print cartridge installation detection module is set, and the connected mode of this print cartridge installation detection module and print cartridge group main body or toner cartridge main body is removably.Print cartridge is installed between detection module and the ink-jet recording apparatus based on bus communication.When ink-jet recording apparatus initializes, by this print cartridge installation detection module instead of dedicated print cartridge, what the response ink-jet recording apparatus sent detects relevant all or part of instruction with the print cartridge installation, this was so that the present invention had both satisfied the intrinsic print cartridge installation detection demand of ink-jet recording apparatus, so that do not possess the print cartridge that installation detects the dependent instruction responding ability yet, can be adaptive with described ink-jet recording apparatus, therefore improved the versatility of print cartridge, enlarge the range of choice of the adaptive print cartridge of user couple and ink-jet recording apparatus, reduced customer using cost.Further, because print cartridge installation detection module can be repeated to utilize, therefore improved resource utilization, and reduced cost.
The sequence number of the following embodiment of the present invention does not represent the quality of embodiment just to description.
Embodiment one
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of ink-jet recording apparatus provided by the invention.Described ink-jet recording apparatus can be specially: ink-jet printer, ink-jet facsimile machine, ink-jet duplicator etc.Ink-jet recording apparatus as shown in Figure 1 can comprise: ink-jet recording apparatus main body 1 and print cartridge group 2; Print cartridge group 2 detachable being installed on the ink-jet recording apparatus main body 1.
Ink-jet recording apparatus main body 1 can comprise: control circuit, optical receiver and balladeur train.Control circuit is used for the course of work of ink-jet recording apparatus is carried out integral body control; Optical receiver is connected with control circuit, is used for carrying out light-receiving in print cartridge installation testing process; Balladeur train is used for carrying print cartridge group and moves, and can be moved to one by one the position relative with optical receiver to guarantee each print cartridge that comprises on the print cartridge group.
Print cartridge group main body 21 comprises: detachable at least two print cartridges that are installed in the described housing.Between the control circuit of print cartridge installation detection module 22 and each print cartridge and ink-jet recording apparatus main body, based on bus communication.
A kind of optional structure of print cartridge group main body 21 comprises shown in Fig. 2 a: housing 211 and detachable 5 print cartridges that are installed in the housing 211 might as well be expressed as: print cartridge a, print cartridge b, print cartridge c, print cartridge d and print cartridge e.The structure of housing 211 includes the housing region of 5 print cartridges shown in Fig. 2 b, might as well be expressed as print cartridge housing region A, print cartridge housing region B, print cartridge housing region C, print cartridge housing region D and print cartridge housing region E; Print cartridge a, print cartridge b, print cartridge c, print cartridge d and print cartridge e, respectively detachable corresponding being installed in print cartridge housing region A, print cartridge housing region B, print cartridge housing region C, print cartridge housing region D and the print cartridge housing region E.In each print cartridge, the specification of different print cartridges can be identical or different.
The structure of print cartridge installation detection module 22 comprises: interconnective optical transmitting set 221 and controller 222 as shown in Figure 3.
Optical transmitting set 221 is used for providing light source.This light source can comprise: visible light source or invisible light source.
Receiving element 2221 can be used for receiving a plurality of print cartridge installation detection instructions that ink-jet recording apparatus sends through bus; Arbitrary described print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: light emitting control instruction and print cartridge identification information, and described print cartridge identification information is corresponding with the print cartridge that needs the described light emitting control instruction of response; Described light emitting control instruction comprises: open command or out code.
Print cartridge installation detection module 22 for example carries out print cartridge installation detection method: a plurality of print cartridges installations that receive the ink-jet recording apparatus transmission through bus detect instruction; Resolve each described print cartridge installation and detect instruction; Open or close described optical transmitting set according to analysis result.
In the technical scheme that provides specific to the present embodiment, described processing unit 2222 can be used for that specifically described print cartridge installation is detected the part that is used for carrying described light emitting control instruction in the instruction resolves, to obtain described light emitting control instruction.Described control module 2223 specifically can be used for opening or close described optical transmitting set according to described light emitting control instruction.
That is to say, in the present embodiment, described processing unit can be ignored this print cartridge installation and detect the print cartridge identification information that comprises in instruction in resolving described print cartridge installation detection instruction process; Described control module only carries out the switch control of described optical transmitting set according to described light emitting control instruction.
Optionally, the quantity of described optical transmitting set can be one or more.If the quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of, described control module 2223 can specifically be used for, and according to the comparing result of described processing unit or the light emitting control instruction of obtaining, opens simultaneously or close a plurality of described optical transmitting sets.
After print cartridge was assembled into the ink-jet recording apparatus main body, the print cartridge group was set up with described control circuit and is electrically connected.
In the present embodiment, each print cartridge can comprise toner cartridge main body and ink box chip, the ink box chip of each print cartridge and print cartridge installation detection module, and can be based on bus communication between the described control circuit.The initialization procedure of ink-jet recording apparatus relates to the ink box chip of print cartridge installation detection module and each print cartridge, and mutual between the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus, and the exchange method example as shown in Figure 4.Under this situation, print cartridge installation testing process can be divided into: flow process and luminous testing process are replied in installation.Wherein:
(1) flow process is replied in installation, relates to the two-way interactive between the control circuit of the ink box chip of each print cartridge and ink-jet recording apparatus, and exchange method is same as the prior art.For example installation is replied flow process and can be comprised: the ink box chip of each print cartridge that described control circuit comprises to inkjet component, send print cartridge installation acknowledges requests, described print cartridge installation acknowledges requests comprises the print cartridge identification information, and this print cartridge identification information is corresponding with the print cartridge that needs the described print cartridge installation of response acknowledges requests; Each ink box chip receives described print cartridge identification information, judges whether receive described print cartridge identification information is the print cartridge identification information of self, if so, then sends print cartridge installation response to ink-jet recording apparatus, otherwise does not send print cartridge installation response; If ink-jet recording apparatus receives the response message of each print cartridge, then continue to carry out luminous testing process, otherwise, export the information that reports an error, do not continue to carry out the follow-up flow process that the print cartridge installation detects.
Take Fig. 2 a as example, can comprise print cartridge a, print cartridge b, print cartridge c, print cartridge d and print cartridge e print cartridge identification information separately in the print cartridge installation acknowledges requests that described control circuit sends; The ink box chip of print cartridge a is received the rear print cartridge identification information of finding to include in this request self of this request, then sends print cartridge installation response to described control circuit, and the ink box chip of other print cartridges also carries out similar processing; Described control circuit thinks that these 5 print cartridges have packed into when receiving the print cartridge installation response of these 5 print cartridges, proceed follow-up luminous testing process; Confiscate the print cartridge installation response of any print cartridge, described control circuit is the exportable information that reports an error all, does not continue to carry out the follow-up flow process that the print cartridge installation detects.
(2) luminous testing process relates to the one-way interaction between the control circuit of print cartridge installation detection module and ink-jet recording apparatus.Described control circuit is after receiving the print cartridge installation response of each print cartridge, generate and send the print cartridge installation and detect instruction, this print cartridge installation detects instruction and transmits in the bus that is connected with control circuit, and the ink box chip that this bus connects, print cartridge installation detection module all can receive this print cartridge installation and detect instruction.Ink box chip is not processed; Print cartridge installation detection module responds processing, and the principle that response is processed as shown in Figure 5.
Step 51: the controller of print cartridge installation detection module, the a plurality of print cartridges installations that receive the control circuit transmission of ink-jet recording apparatus through bus detect instructions, arbitrary described print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: light emitting control instruction and print cartridge identification information, and described print cartridge identification information is corresponding with the print cartridge that needs the described light emitting control instruction of response; Described light emitting control instruction comprises: open command or out code.
A kind of optional example that the installation of described print cartridge detects instruction as shown in Figure 6, described print cartridge installation detects instruction and can comprise: print cartridge identification information and light emitting control instruction.Described print cartridge identification information is for responding arbitrary identification information of the print cartridge of described light emitting control instruction, such as print cartridge ID, print cartridge ink color sign, toner cartridge type sign etc.Described light emitting control instruction can be open command or out code, and described open command is used to indicate the unlatching optical transmitting set, and described out code is used to indicate closes optical transmitting set.The light emitting control instruction to embody form unrestricted, for example in a kind of optional implementation: can adopt " 000 " expression out code, adopt " 100 " expression open command.
Step 52: described controller detects in the instruction described print cartridge installation and resolves for the part of carrying described light emitting control instruction, to obtain described light emitting control instruction.
Optionally, can set in advance the print cartridge installation and detect every implication that instruction comprises, when described controller is receiving after print cartridge installation detects instruction, can be only the corresponding positions that is used for carrying described light emitting control instruction in this instruction be resolved, thereby obtain described light emitting control instruction.
Step 53: described controller opens or cuts out the optical transmitting set of print cartridge installation detection module according to described light emitting control instruction.
If described light emitting control instruction is open command, described controller is opened described optical transmitting set; If described light emitting control instruction is out code, described controller cuts out described optical transmitting set.
Described controller whenever receives print cartridge installation and detects instruction, repeats above-mentioned steps 52-53.
If the quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of, described controller opens or cuts out a plurality of described optical transmitting sets simultaneously according to described light emitting control instruction.
Above-mentioned steps can realize based on software mode.For example: the controller of print cartridge installation detection module can be by the mapping relations between the pre-stored instruction of inquiry and the optical transmitting set operation control, determine that the described light emitting control instruction of obtaining need to control the operation that optical transmitting set is carried out.If described light emitting control instruction be open command such as " 100 ", operation that described mapping relations records " 100 " are corresponding is controlled to be " unlatching optical transmitting set ", then described controller is opened described optical transmitting set.If described light emitting control instruction be out code such as " 000 ", operation that described mapping relations records " 000 " are corresponding is controlled to be " closing optical transmitting set ", then described controller cuts out described optical transmitting set.Under this situation, described controller can comprise that be used to the memory cell of storing above-mentioned mapping relations, described memory cell can be an information storage medium, such as ROM, FLASH etc.
Perhaps, above-mentioned steps can realize based on hardware mode.For example: by PLD (Programmable Logic Device) custom circuit or special IC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, be called for short ASIC), the logic comparison operation is carried out in the described light emitting control instruction of obtaining, so that when the described light emitting control instruction of input be that open command is during such as " 100 ", foregoing circuit is exported high level " 1 " to optical transmitting set and is opened described optical transmitting set, and when the described light emitting control instruction of input be out code during such as " 000 ", foregoing circuit is closed described optical transmitting set to optical transmitting set output low level " 0 ".Under this situation, all or part of unit that described controller can be comprised is integrated into a logical operation circuit.
After described optical transmitting set was opened, the optical receiver of ink-jet recording apparatus received the light that described optical transmitting set sends.A kind of optional implementation is: pre-conditioned if the light intensity that optical receiver receives satisfies, then the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus thinks that the relative print cartridge of current and described optical receiver loads correctly, can indicate this moment print cartridge installation detection module to close optical transmitting set; Afterwards, the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus drives balladeur train next print cartridge is moved on to the position relative with optical receiver, generate and send installation and detect instruction, and print cartridge installation detection module repeats above-mentioned steps 51-53, all load correctly until described control circuit is confirmed all print cartridges, finish whole print cartridge installation testing process.
Take Fig. 2 a as example, the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus is replied in the flow process in installation, if receive the print cartridge installation response that these 5 print cartridges feed back respectively, then continues to carry out luminous testing process; The information otherwise output reports an error does not continue to carry out luminous testing process.
In luminous testing process, control circuit drives balladeur train print cartridge a is moved to the position relative with optical receiver, and print cartridge a is carried out luminous detection.
Luminous testing process to print cartridge a comprises: control circuit generates the print cartridge installation and detects instruction, and this print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: the identification information of print cartridge a and open command.Print cartridge installation detection module detects instruction to this installation to carry out after as shown in Figure 5 the response processing, and optical transmitting set is in opening.Optical receiver receives the light that described optical transmitting set sends.If it is pre-conditioned that the light intensity that optical receiver receives does not satisfy, then control circuit is confirmed print cartridge a " loaded " position mistake, exports warning message, does not continue to carry out the luminous testing process of other print cartridges.If it is pre-conditioned that the light intensity that receives satisfies, then control circuit confirms that print cartridge a " loaded " position is correct, generates the print cartridge installation and detects instruction, and this print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: the identification information of print cartridge a and out code.Print cartridge installation detection module detects instruction to this installation to carry out after as shown in Figure 5 the response processing, and optical transmitting set is in closed condition.
Control circuit drives balladeur train print cartridge b is moved to the position relative with optical receiver, and print cartridge b is carried out luminous detection; After control circuit confirmed that print cartridge b " loaded " position is correct, control circuit continued to drive balladeur train print cartridge c is moved to the position relative with optical receiver, and print cartridge c is carried out luminous detection; By that analogy, until finish the luminous detection of all print cartridges.
To the luminous testing process of print cartridge b, print cartridge c, print cartridge d, print cartridge e, similar to the luminous testing process to print cartridge a, difference is: the print cartridge identification information that print cartridge installation detection instruction comprises is: the identification information of print cartridge b print cartridge c, print cartridge d or print cartridge e.But, the box-packed machine testing module of the present embodiment China and Mexico is to the print cartridge identification information and be indifferent to, that is to say, the print cartridge identification information no matter print cartridge installation detection instruction comprises is the identification information of which print cartridge in 5 print cartridges, comprise the light emitting control instruction as long as the print cartridge installation detects instruction, the print cartridge installation detects the controller of instruction all can open or close described optical transmitting set according to described light emitting control instruction.
By above-mentioned analysis as can be known, the present embodiment need not to change the installation testing process of ink-jet recording apparatus, but the overall flow that the print cartridge installation is detected is separated into: flow process and luminous testing process are replied in installation, wherein: it is same as the prior art that flow process is replied in installation, luminous testing process substitutes print cartridge by print cartridge installation detection module, and the installation of response ink-jet recording apparatus detects instruction.This was so that the present embodiment had both satisfied the intrinsic print cartridge installation detection demand of ink-jet recording apparatus, so that do not possess the print cartridge that described print cartridge installation detects the instruction responding ability yet, can be adaptive with described ink-jet recording apparatus, therefore improved the versatility of print cartridge, enlarge the range of choice of the adaptive print cartridge of user couple and ink-jet recording apparatus, and reduced customer using cost.Further, because print cartridge installation detection module can be repeated to utilize, therefore improve resource utilization, reduced cost.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, in the overall technical architecture that the present embodiment provides, the part technical scheme, the print cartridge installation detection module of being correlated with such as print cartridge group, Fig. 3, the technical schemes such as the print cartridge installation detection method that Fig. 5 is correlated with, also can realize as the independent technique scheme according to actual needs, not repeat them here.
Embodiment two
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of another kind of print cartridge installation detection module provided by the invention.As shown in Figure 7 print cartridge installation detection module comprises with the distinctive points of print cartridge installation detection module shown in Figure 3:
Described controller 222 also comprises: memory cell 2224.Memory cell 2224 can be used for storing a plurality of print cartridge identification informations.
Described receiving element 2221 also was used for before receiving described print cartridge installation detection instruction, receive the print cartridge installation acknowledges requests that described ink-jet recording apparatus sends, described print cartridge installation acknowledges requests comprises the print cartridge identification information of the print cartridge that needs the described print cartridge installation of response acknowledges requests.
Described processing unit 2222 also is used for print cartridge identification information and the described default identification information of described print cartridge installation acknowledges requests are compared.
If described control module 2223 also is used for comparative result and represents that described default identification information comprises the print cartridge identification information of described print cartridge installation acknowledges requests, then sends print cartridge installation response to described ink-jet recording apparatus.
Described memory cell can be a storage medium, such as ROM, FLASH etc.; Perhaps, described memory cell can with other unit of controller, be integrated into a logical operation circuit such as processing unit etc.
In the present embodiment, because print cartridge installation detection module stores described default ink tank information, therefore, print cartridge installation detection module is except the response of carrying out luminous testing process is as shown in Figure 5 processed, and the print cartridge installation detection module also alternative print cartridge response of replying flow process of installing is processed.Under this situation, what the flow process that the print cartridge installation detects related to is print cartridge installation detection module, and the two-way interactive between the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus, and the exchange method example as shown in Figure 8.
Concrete, print cartridge installation detection module is installed principle that response processes shown in Fig. 9 a, comprising:
Described print cartridge identification information is the arbitrary identification information that needs the print cartridge of the described print cartridge installation of response acknowledges requests, such as print cartridge ID, print cartridge ink color sign, toner cartridge type sign etc.
In actual applications, the print cartridge identification information of each print cartridge that the print cartridge group can be comprised is as described default identification information.
Take Fig. 2 a as example, described default identification information can be: these 5 print cartridges of print cartridge a, print cartridge b, print cartridge c, print cartridge d and print cartridge e print cartridge identification information separately.Print cartridge identification information in the print cartridge installation acknowledges requests that described control circuit sends can be these 5 print cartridges of print cartridge a, print cartridge b, print cartridge c, print cartridge d and print cartridge e print cartridge identification information separately.In the prior art, be to respond respectively described print cartridge installation acknowledges requests by these 5 print cartridges; And arbitrary print cartridge, the print cartridge identification information in print cartridge installation acknowledges requests when including the print cartridge identification information of self, just can send print cartridge installation response to described control circuit.What be different from prior art is that the present embodiment is by the described print cartridge installation of the unified response of print cartridge detection module acknowledges requests; And the response trigger condition is: as long as described default identification information includes the print cartridge identification information in the described print cartridge installation acknowledges requests, will send print cartridge installation response to described control circuit.
When ink-jet recording apparatus receive with described print cartridge installation acknowledges requests in each print cartridge identification information, after the corresponding print cartridge installation response, then continue to carry out luminous testing process; The information otherwise output reports an error does not continue to carry out luminous testing process.
Luminous testing process described in the present embodiment is to respond processing by described print cartridge installation detection module.The technical scheme that described print cartridge installation detection module is processed the response of luminous testing process can adopt the one described method such as embodiment, perhaps, can adopt the possibility of following replacement.
In the possibility of this replacement, described processing unit 2222, specifically can be used for obtaining described print cartridge installation and detect print cartridge identification information and the light emitting control instruction that instruction comprises, and a plurality of print cartridge identification informations that the installation of described print cartridge detects instruction and described cell stores are contrasted one by one, obtain comparing result.Described control module 2223, specifically be used in a plurality of print cartridge identification informations that described comparing result represents described cell stores, comprise when the installation of described print cartridge detects the print cartridge identification information that instruction comprises, open or close described optical transmitting set according to described light emitting control instruction.
If the quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of, optional, described memory cell 2224 also is used for storing the mapping relations between a plurality of optical transmitting sets and the described a plurality of print cartridge identification information; The described control module 2223 concrete a plurality of print cartridge identification informations that are used for representing at described comparing result described cell stores, comprise when the installation of described print cartridge detects the print cartridge identification information that instruction comprises, according to described light emitting control instruction and described mapping relations, open or close optical transmitting set corresponding to print cartridge identification information that comprises with described print cartridge installation detection instruction.
In the possibility of this replacement, box-packed machine testing module is carried out the principle of luminous testing process processing shown in Fig. 9 b, comprising:
If described light emitting control instruction is open command, described controller is opened described optical transmitting set; If described light emitting control instruction is out code, described controller cuts out described optical transmitting set.
Described controller whenever receives print cartridge installation and detects instruction, repeats above-mentioned steps 92b-93b.
If the quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of, described controller can pre-storedly have the mapping relations between a plurality of optical transmitting sets and the described a plurality of print cartridge identification information; The a plurality of print cartridge identification informations that represent described cell stores at described comparing result, comprise when the installation of described print cartridge detects the print cartridge identification information that instruction comprises, according to described light emitting control instruction and described mapping relations, open or close optical transmitting set corresponding to print cartridge identification information that comprises with described print cartridge installation detection instruction.
By above-mentioned analysis as can be known, the present embodiment need not to change the installation testing process of ink-jet recording apparatus, but substitutes print cartridge by print cartridge installation detection module, the overall flow that the installation of response print cartridge detects.This was so that the present embodiment had both satisfied the intrinsic print cartridge installation detection demand of ink-jet recording apparatus, so that do not possess the print cartridge that described print cartridge installation detects the instruction responding ability yet, can be adaptive with described ink-jet recording apparatus, therefore improved the versatility of print cartridge, enlarge the range of choice of the adaptive print cartridge of user couple and ink-jet recording apparatus, and reduced customer using cost.Further, because print cartridge installation detection module can be repeated to utilize, therefore improve resource utilization, reduced cost.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, in the overall technical architecture that the present embodiment provides, the part technical scheme, the print cartridge installation detection module of being correlated with such as Fig. 7, the technical schemes such as the print cartridge installation detection method that Fig. 8 is correlated with, also can realize as the independent technique scheme according to actual needs, not repeat them here.
Embodiment three
In the present embodiment, described print cartridge installation detection module can be installed on the housing or print cartridge of print cartridge group main body, the hardware entities of described print cartridge installation detection module can be an IC chip, ink box chip and very flexible with the hardware integration deployment way of print cartridge installation detection module.
In a kind of optional implementation, described print cartridge installation detection module can become one with the ink box chip of arbitrary print cartridge.Take Fig. 2 a as example, described print cartridge installation detection module can become one with the ink box chip of print cartridge a, and print cartridge b, print cartridge c, print cartridge d and print cartridge e have ink box chip separately; Under this situation, the interactive mode that print cartridge installation testing process relates to is equivalent to the ink box chip that print cartridge installation testing process relates to each print cartridge as shown in figure 10, and the two-way interactive between the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus.
Optionally, the ink box chip of each print cartridge can be set up detachable the connection with the toner cartridge main body of each print cartridge, ink box chip such as each print cartridge can corresponding be arranged in each print cartridge housing region of the housing shown in Fig. 2 b, when the China ink amount of arbitrary print cartridge exhausts, only split out the toner cartridge main body of this print cartridge, toner cartridge main body to this print cartridge is changed, and has reduced thus cost.
In the another kind of optional implementation, each print cartridge need not to arrange separately ink box chip, but co-used chip is set for each print cartridge.Each print cartridge is connected in detachable mode with described co-used chip, and when print cartridge China ink amount exhausts need to change the time, described co-used chip can reuse, and need not to change, and has reduced thus cost.
Under this situation, described print cartridge installation detection module can separate setting with described co-used chip, the interactive mode that the described print cartridges installation of above-described embodiment two testing processes relate to is equivalent to the two-way interactive between the control circuit of print cartridge installation detection module and ink-jet recording apparatus as shown in figure 11.Perhaps, described print cartridge installation detection module can integrate with described co-used chip, the interactive mode that above-described embodiment one or embodiment two described print cartridge installation testing processes relate to as shown in figure 12, be equivalent to print cartridge installation testing process and relate to co-used chip, and the two-way interactive between the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus.
Further alternative, as to integrate with described print cartridge installation detection module or minute be arranged co-used chip can be arranged on the housing that print cartridge group main body comprises, when the China ink amount of arbitrary print cartridge exhausts, only splits out this print cartridge to change, and has reduced thus cost.
In addition, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, for single print cartridge, this print cartridge can comprise toner cartridge main body and ink box chip, and described print cartridge is installed, and detection module is detachable to be installed on the described toner cartridge main body; Perhaps, described print cartridge installation detection module and described ink box chip become one, and detachable being installed on the described toner cartridge main body.Because print cartridge is provided with described print cartridge installation detection module, therefore improved the versatility of print cartridge; In addition, because described print cartridge installation detection module can reuse, therefore improved the production efficiency of print cartridge, and reduced the growth cost of print cartridge and user's use cost.
Embodiment four
Because in the print cartridge installation testing process, the control circuit of ink-jet recording apparatus whether during correct judgement, can be taken the actual light intensity that receives of optical receiver in the " loaded " position of carrying out print cartridge into consideration.If the actual light intensity that receives of described optical receiver is weak as less than setting threshold, then export the information that reports an error.Print cartridge actual load correct position may appear under some scene, but the light intensity of the actual reception of optical receiver a little less than, cause thus the installation of this print cartridge to detect unsuccessful, the user can't carry out follow-up printing.
In order to reduce above-mentioned phenomenon odds, when a light emission part only is set, can select the larger light source of luminosity as described optical transmitting set, also can select the strip light source as described optical transmitting set; Perhaps, when a plurality of optical transmitting sets are set, the controller of print cartridge installation detection module opens or cuts out a plurality of optical transmitting sets simultaneously, increases the light that enters described optical receiver with this.
In addition, the position of described optical transmitting set in described print cartridge group main body disposed very flexible, for example, but described optical transmitting set concentrated setting on arbitrary print cartridge, perhaps, but a plurality of described optical transmitting set scattering device is on a plurality of print cartridges.
When an optical transmitting set only is set, described print cartridge installation detection module also comprises light transmission, offer at least two openings on the light transmission, the position of opening is corresponding with the installation site of each described print cartridge, and being used for derives the light that described optical transmitting set sends through described opening.
A kind of optional structure of light transmission as shown in figure 13.Be example with Fig. 2 a and the described print cartridge group coupling of Fig. 2 b, offer respectively corresponding print cartridge housing region A, print cartridge housing region B, print cartridge housing region C, print cartridge housing region D and print cartridge housing region E shown in Fig. 2 b of 22251,5 openings of 5 openings 22251 on the light transmission 2225 as shown in figure 13.When arbitrary print cartridge installation was detected, the light that described optical transmitting set sends can be derived through opening corresponding to the print cartridge housing region installation site of this print cartridge, receives and enter optical receiver; The light that other openings are derived can replenish, and increases thus the receiving light power of optical receiver.
Above-mentioned light transmission can comprise any light transmission medium, as comprises that optical fiber or other utilize medium that total reflection principle transmits etc.Optionally, also can be by being designed to have the structure of optically focused or reflection function in the described light transmission, the decay that causes in transmission course to reduce light increases the light of deriving through opening.
When the quantity of described optical transmitting set when being a plurality of, optional, the quantity of described light transmission can be one or more.In a kind of optional implementation, if it is a plurality of that the quantity of described optical transmitting set and light transmission is, then a plurality of optical transmitting sets and light transmission all are arranged on a certain print cartridge, and above-mentioned a plurality of light transmission also is arranged to different length according to each print cartridge from the distance of placement print cartridge, corresponding light is guided to each print cartridge and optical receiver corresponding section, by the light that each light transmission sends each self-corresponding described optical transmitting set, described optical receiver leads.Aforesaid way is for preventing that at some printer the generation of light interference phenomenon is more favourable.
Optionally, in the aforesaid way, described controller can be one or more.
If described controller is one but the quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of, then described controller is to the control of a plurality of described optical transmitting sets, shown in above-mentioned embodiment one or two.
If it is a plurality of that the quantity of described controller and described optical transmitting set is, then controller, one by one corresponding setting of optical transmitting set.Optionally, under this situation, but a plurality of described optical transmitting set concentrated setting on arbitrary print cartridge, the control of each controller pair optical transmitting set corresponding with it can be adopted shown in above-mentioned embodiment one or two.
To sum up, when the present invention initializes when ink-jet recording apparatus, by this print cartridge installation detection module instead of dedicated print cartridge, what the response ink-jet recording apparatus sent detects relevant all or part of instruction with the print cartridge installation, this was so that the present invention had both satisfied the intrinsic print cartridge installation detection demand of ink-jet recording apparatus, so that do not possess the print cartridge that installation detects the dependent instruction responding ability yet, can be adaptive with described ink-jet recording apparatus, therefore improved the versatility of print cartridge, enlarge the range of choice of the adaptive print cartridge of user couple and ink-jet recording apparatus, reduced customer using cost.Because print cartridge installation detection module can be repeated to utilize, and has therefore improved resource utilization, and has reduced cost.In addition, the hardware deployment way of print cartridge installation detection module and ink box chip is very flexible, the connected mode of the two and toner cartridge main body all can be detachable, has increased thus the resource utilization of print cartridge installation detection module and ink box chip, has further reduced cost.
In the above-described embodiments, the description of each embodiment is all emphasized particularly on different fields, do not have the part that describes in detail among certain embodiment, can be referring to the associated description of other embodiment.
In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention can be integrated in the unit, also can be that the independent physics of each functional unit exists, or two or more functional units is integrated in the unit.Above-mentioned integrated unit both can adopt the form of hardware to realize, the form that also can adopt hardware to add SFU software functional unit realizes.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: all or part of step that realizes above-mentioned each embodiment of the method can be finished by the relevant hardware of programmed instruction.Aforesaid program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium.This program is carried out the step that comprises above-mentioned each embodiment of the method when carrying out; And aforesaid storage medium comprises: the various media that can be program code stored such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disc or CD.
It should be noted that at last: above each embodiment is not intended to limit only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described; Although with reference to aforementioned each embodiment the present invention is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment puts down in writing, and perhaps some or all of technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.
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1. a print cartridge installation detection module is characterized in that, comprising:
Optical transmitting set is used for providing light source;
Controller comprises: receiving element is used for receiving a plurality of print cartridge installation detection instructions that ink-jet recording apparatus sends through bus; Arbitrary described print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: light emitting control instruction and print cartridge identification information, and described print cartridge identification information is corresponding with the print cartridge that needs the described light emitting control instruction of response; Described light emitting control instruction comprises: open command or out code; Processing unit is used for resolving described print cartridge installation and detects instruction; Control module is used for the analysis result according to described processing unit, opens or close described optical transmitting set.
2. module according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described processing unit, concrete being used for resolves for the part of carrying described light emitting control instruction described print cartridge installation detection instruction, to obtain described light emitting control instruction;
Described optical transmitting set is opened or closed to described control module, at concrete being used for according to described light emitting control instruction.
3. module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Memory cell is used for storing a plurality of print cartridge identification informations.
4. module according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Described processing unit, specifically be used for obtaining described print cartridge installation and detect print cartridge identification information and the light emitting control instruction that instruction comprises, and a plurality of print cartridge identification informations that the installation of described print cartridge detects instruction and described cell stores are contrasted one by one, obtain comparing result;
Described control module, the concrete a plurality of print cartridge identification informations that are used for representing at described comparing result described cell stores, comprise when the installation of described print cartridge detects the print cartridge identification information that instruction comprises, open or close described optical transmitting set according to described light emitting control instruction.
5. according to claim 3 or 4 described modules, it is characterized in that,
Described memory cell is an information storage medium; Perhaps,
Described memory cell and described processing unit are integrated into a logical operation circuit.
6. arbitrary described module is characterized in that according to claim 1-4, also comprises: light transmission;
The quantity of described optical transmitting set is one;
Described light transmission is formed with at least two openings, and being used for derives the light that described optical transmitting set sends through described opening.
7. arbitrary described module is characterized in that according to claim 2-4,
The quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of;
Described control module, described a plurality of optical transmitting set is opened or closed to concrete being used for simultaneously according to described light emitting control instruction.
8. module according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
The quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of;
Described memory cell also is used for storing the mapping relations between a plurality of optical transmitting sets and the described a plurality of print cartridge identification information;
Described control module, the concrete a plurality of print cartridge identification informations that are used for representing at described comparing result described cell stores, comprise when the installation of described print cartridge detects the print cartridge identification information that instruction comprises, according to described light emitting control instruction and described mapping relations, open or close optical transmitting set corresponding to print cartridge identification information that comprises with described print cartridge installation detection instruction.
9. a print cartridge comprises toner cartridge main body and ink box chip, it is characterized in that, also comprises:
Such as the arbitrary described print cartridge installation detection module of claim 1-8;
Described print cartridge is installed, and detection module is detachable to be installed on the described toner cartridge main body; Perhaps, described print cartridge installation detection module and described ink box chip become one, and detachable being installed on the described toner cartridge main body.
10. a print cartridge group comprises print cartridge group main body, and described print cartridge group main body comprises at least two print cartridges, it is characterized in that, also comprises:
Such as the arbitrary described print cartridge installation detection module of claim 1-8;
Described print cartridge is installed, and detection module is detachable to be installed on the described print cartridge group main body.
11. print cartridge group according to claim 10 is characterized in that,
Described print cartridge group main body also comprises: housing, and described at least two print cartridges are removably mounted in the described housing;
Described print cartridge is installed, and detection module is detachable to be installed on described housing or the described print cartridge.
12. print cartridge group according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
If described print cartridge installation detection module comprises a plurality of optical transmitting sets, described a plurality of optical transmitting sets are detachable to be installed concentratedly on arbitrary described print cartridge, or detachable dispersion is installed on two described print cartridges at least.
13. print cartridge group according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
Arbitrary described print cartridge comprises: toner cartridge main body and detachably be installed in ink box chip on the described toner cartridge main body;
The ink box chip of described print cartridge installation detection module and arbitrary described print cartridge becomes one.
14. print cartridge group according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described print cartridge group main body also comprises: the co-used chip of each described print cartridge;
Described print cartridge is detachable is connected with each for described co-used chip;
Described print cartridge installation checkout gear separates setting or becomes one with described co-used chip.
15. print cartridge group according to claim 11 is characterized in that, if described print cartridge installation detection module comprises an optical transmitting set and light transmission, then each opening of described light transmission is corresponding with the installation site of each described print cartridge.
16. an ink-jet recording apparatus is characterized in that, comprises the ink-jet recording apparatus main body, it is characterized in that, also comprises:
Such as the arbitrary described print cartridge group of claim 10-15;
Described print cartridge group is detachable to be installed on the described ink-jet recording apparatus main body, and described print cartridge group and described ink-jet recording apparatus main body are based on bus communication.
17. a print cartridge installation detection method is characterized in that, comprising:
Receive a plurality of print cartridge installation detection instructions that ink-jet recording apparatus sends through bus; Arbitrary described print cartridge installation detects instruction and comprises: light emitting control instruction and print cartridge identification information, and described print cartridge identification information is corresponding with the print cartridge that needs the described light emitting control instruction of response; Described light emitting control instruction comprises: open command or out code;
Resolve described print cartridge installation and detect instruction;
Open or close described optical transmitting set according to analysis result.
18. method according to claim 17 is characterized in that,
Resolving described print cartridge installation detection instruction comprises: described print cartridge installation is detected in the instruction resolve for the part of carrying described light emitting control instruction, to obtain described light emitting control instruction;
Open or close described optical transmitting set according to analysis result, comprising: according to described light emitting control instruction, open or close described optical transmitting set.
19. method according to claim 17 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Pre-stored a plurality of print cartridge identification information.
20. method according to claim 19 is characterized in that,
Resolving the installation of described print cartridge detects instruction and comprises: obtain described print cartridge installation and detect print cartridge identification information and the light emitting control instruction that instruction comprises, and described print cartridge installation detected instruction and described a plurality of print cartridge identification information contrasts one by one, obtain comparing result;
Open or close described optical transmitting set according to analysis result, comprise: represent described a plurality of print cartridge identification information at described comparing result, comprise when the installation of described print cartridge detects the print cartridge identification information that instruction comprises, open or close described optical transmitting set according to described light emitting control instruction.
21. want the arbitrary described method of 18-20 according to right, it is characterized in that, if the quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of, then according to described light emitting control instruction, opens or close described optical transmitting set and comprise:
According to described light emitting control instruction, open simultaneously or close a plurality of described optical transmitting sets.
22. want 20 described methods according to right, it is characterized in that,
Described method also comprises: if the quantity of described optical transmitting set is a plurality of, and the mapping relations between pre-stored a plurality of optical transmitting sets and the described a plurality of print cartridge identification information;
Open or close described optical transmitting set according to analysis result, comprise: represent described a plurality of print cartridge identification information at described comparing result, comprise when the installation of described print cartridge detects the print cartridge identification information that instruction comprises, according to described light emitting control instruction and described mapping relations, open or close optical transmitting set corresponding to print cartridge identification information that comprises with described print cartridge installation detection instruction.
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